The Dango God and the Sleepy Guy arrived outside the castle after a long day of running. With the Elderly Shopkeeper on their trail, they had no choice but to run. When they got too tired to run, they hopped onto the roof of a fancy looking carriage; the greedy noble inside didn't even notice. The Dango God looked out over the side enjoying the landscape while the Sleepy Guy curled up and had a nap. The Dango God thought it would be funny to push her sleeping companion off the edge of the roof, but, considering their current situation, decided it was not a good idea. The carriage took them through the forest, down the main street of Roland's capital city, and finally came to a stop at the castle gates. The driver whispered a few words to the guards and the gates opened, allowing them to pass. The carriage parked at the base of the huge castle, and the door swung open. The Dango God and the Sleepy Guy, crouched low on top of the carriage to avoid being spotted, couldn't see who came out. The Sleepy Guy honestly didn't care who owned the carriage; that is, until he heard a waving servant call out "Welcome back, your majesty!"

"Shit!" cursed the Sleepy Guy in a whispered voice. He grabbed the Dango God and pulled her off the roof and down to the other side of the carriage where there was no chance they would be spotted.

"But I thought we were coming to see the king…" questioned the Dango God before the Sleepy Guy clamped a hand over her too-loud mouth.

"That's true," the Sleepy Guy whispered in her ear, "but we need to approach him strategically if we want him to pay our debts. We need to catch him in a good mood, and since he is probably coming back from a meeting with some noble, he is most definitely not in a good mood."

"So what do we do?" asked the Dango God.

"We make ourselves comfortable in the castle and wait for him to lighten up a bit."

"Make ourselves comfortable? Some food would definitely make me comfortable right now."

And so the Dango God and the Sleepy Guy crept out from behind the carriage and scurried through the side door of the castle, their presence remaining unknown to the King and his guards.

Soon after that, the Dango God and the Sleepy Guy stood in the centre of the palace kitchen. The cooks were nowhere to be seen; they were probably still outside welcoming the King. The Dango God pulled the cover off of the closest pot. She dipped her spoon in and scooped some into her mouth. "Ugh," she complained, "This soup is too hot!"

The Sleepy Guy was across the room digging through the fridge. He pulled out a tub of ice cream. When he tried to push his spoon in, however, he found it was still too frozen. "This is too cold!" he complained.

The Dango God had already moved on. She peeked inside a container. "Dango!" she exclaimed happily. The container was soon empty.

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"Your majesty!" a cook came running out of the kitchen and into the King's office. "Someone's broken into the kitchen! All the food's gone!"

The King hurried to investigate. He burst through the kitchen door, and all the food was indeed gone.

"Guards!" he called, "Somebody's been eating my food!"

OOO

The Dango God and the Sleepy Guy had finished off all the food in the kitchen. By the time they were done with the dango, the soup had cooled down enough to eat. When the soup was gone, the ice cream had defrosted and they ate that too. They moved through the cupboards and drawers, devouring everything in their path. They were starving after their long day of running.

Bellies a little too full, the Dango God and the Sleepy Guy needed a place to sit down. "How about in here?" asked the Dango God, pointing into the King's empty office. "Looks good," said the Sleepy Guy and he plopped down into the King's chair.

"Hey!" yelled the Dango God, "I need to sit too!"

She tried to push the Sleepy Guy off the chair but he wouldn't budge. She tried pulling; he still would not move. Finally she gave up and sat on top of him.

"You're a little heavy…" he complained. The Dango God began to make a fist, but before it could connect with the Sleepy Guy's face the chair collapsed under their weight.

"Oh no," moaned the Sleepy Guy, "We'd better hide. If anybody finds out that we broke the chair, we'll never get the money we need."

The pair peeked out the door to make sure there was nobody in the hallway and crept out of the office.

OOO

The King returned to his office after providing the guards with all the details of the disappearing food. He couldn't see his chair. "How odd…" he mumbled to himself. He looked around. In the corner of the room, he saw a blanket thrown on top of something lumpy. He lifted it, revealing the broken pieces of his favourite chair.

"Guards," he called, "Somebody's been sitting in my chair! And they broke it!"

OOO

"Do you really think we hid it well enough?" asked the Dango God as she and the Sleepy Guy walked through the dark hallway.

"What? Of course," he answered. "The blanket thing was brilliant. There's no way he'll ever find that chair."

The Dango God still wasn't convinced, but she didn't worry about it too much.

"Hey, I'm pretty tired," commented the Dango God absentmindedly.

"Really?" asked the Sleepy Guy. "Let's go find a bed!" he said a bit too excitedly. The Dango God couldn't help wondering if he was a pervert or something. Whatever. She was too tired to worry about it, so she allowed the Sleepy Guy lead her back down the hall and into the King's room.

OOO

"What a long day," yawned the King as he made his way to his room at the end of the day for a much deserved rest. He pushed open the door only to see two figures asleep soundly, one at each end of the large bed.

"You two!" he shouted.

"Oh hey," said the Sleepy Guy, "We need to borrow some money."

Before the King could respond, either to deny the Sleepy Guy's request or to kick his two friends out of his room, a knock sounded at the door. ""Your majesty," said the guard on the other side of the door, "there's an old lady in your office demanding to see you. Something about kids destroying her restaurant."

The King sighed. He walked back out the door and followed the guard to his office, leaving the Sleepy Guy and the Dango God alone in his room.